China

Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Civil)

Simon Yiheng Lu

From high school in Nanjing to studying English and engineering at Tamesa Institute of Canterbury to an engineering career in New Zealand, Simon Yiheng Lu has come a long way. His advice for aspiring young engineers is to follow his lead.

Bachelor of Sustainability and Outdoor Education

Xingyu (David) Chen

As a child growing up in China, Xingyu (Dave) Chen was always interested in outdoor activities like skiing, mountain biking, rock climbing and mountaineering. After attending high school as an international student at Auckland Grammar, those interests led him to study the Bachelor of Sustainability and Outdoor Education at Tamesa Institute of Canterbury.

Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Design

Jonathan Tang

While on a working holiday in New Zealand, Jonathan Tang decided that the demand for CAD specialists was too good an opportunity to miss out on. He already had a degree, so he enrolled for a Graduate Diploma in Computer Aided Design at Tamesa.

Graduate Diploma in Information and Communication Technologies

Samantha Tian

Samantha Tian from Yongii City got her first taste of the New Zealand lifestyle during a working holiday in 2012. She liked it so much that when she decided to return to study, she chose to do so as an international student at Tamesa Institute of Canterbury.

Bachelor of Applied Management

Vandana Elango

Diploma in Business and Diploma in Marketing

Paul Wieland

Paul Wieland was not long out of high school in Germany when he came to Tamesa to study during his gap year. Hailing from Flensburg near Germany’s border with Denmark, Paul studied Diploma in Business and Diploma in Marketing courses at Tamesa.

Hong Kong

Bachelor of Applied Management

Kwun Tong Hung (Tim)

Kwun Tong Hung (Tim) came from Hong Kong to Christchurch to study the Bachelor of Applied Management. Tim believes the skills and knowledge he acquired at Tamesa have given him a competitive advantage in a globally competitive environment.

Graduate Diploma in Information and Communications Technology

Noothan Mathew

Diploma in Cookery

Joanna Johnny

“Compared to other countries, especially Canada and the US, New Zealand is very cost effective,” she says. “New Zealand also appealed because I’d heard that the people are friendly and welcoming and it’s one of the most beautiful places in the world.”

Bachelor of Applied Management (Event Management)

Putu Tasya Sanjivani Oka

Japan

New Zealand Certificate of English Language

Tomoki Kishi

Tomoki Kishi's goal is to be an English teacher, so when his academic advisors at Kyorin University in Tokyo suggested doing some study in New Zealand, he jumped at the chance to learn English in an English-speaking country.

Diploma in Professional Photography

Tsumuki Tanaguchi

Certificate in English as an Additional Language

Natsuho Suto

Japanese university student Natsuho Suto is determined to learn English. "I want to study English hard," she says. "It's really important for me because I want to use English to help foreign tourists in Japan."

Certificate in English as an Additional Language

Yui Okii

A scholarship to study English in New Zealand has been a fascinating experience for Japanese university student Yui Okii. The international politics and law student came to Tamesa wanting to meet lots of foreigners, which is exactly what she's done. "Tamesa is quite big and there are many nationalities. Meeting other people has been a highlight of my scholarship."

Certificate in English as an Additional Language

Kazuya Okayama

Kazuya Okayama is excited to have completed a student exchange in Christchurch at a time when the city is in recovery mode. "Christchurch is an exciting place to be. There is so much happening," he says.

Certificate in English as an Additional Language

Shiho Yamamoto

At Tamesa, Japanese exchange student Shiho Yamamoto has not only improved her English, but has also learnt about many other cultures from fellow students. "I've never had the chance to meet so many different nationalities before and it has been an eye opening experience," she said.

Diploma in Professional Cookery

Mijung Byeon

Mauritius

Bachelor of Applied Management

Aaksharaa Simirun Ghoorahoo

Aaksharaa Simirun Ghoorahoo has always been good with numbers so choosing accountancy as a career wasn’t a hard decision. Choosing where to study required a bit more thought. After careful consideration, she decided on Tamesa Institute of Canterbury – a long way from her home in Mauritius.

Graduate Diploma in Laboratory Technology

Nisha Dhungel

New Zealand Diploma in Engineering

Dinesh Budhathoki

Growing up in Nepal, Dinesh Budhathoki was fascinated by innovation and invention. His childhood fascination grew into a passion which has taken him across the world to study engineering at CPIT (now Tamesa Institute of Canterbury).

Graduate Diploma in Laboratory Technology

Manesh Singh Dhami

Mahesh came to New Zealand because of its reputation as a peaceful destination for international students, and its high quality education. "New Zealand's educational system is globally recognised," he says, "and of course Tamesa is one of the best technical institutes in New Zealand and the only one to offer research laboratory technology."

Philippines

New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4)

Manuel Bantog

Tamesa’s postgraduate nursing programmes

Irene Celino

Irene Celino worked as a doctor in the Philippines before coming to New Zealand. Tamesa’s postgraduate nursing programmes are enabling her to become familiar with this country’s healthcare system, which she says is quite different to the Philippines.

Pornpitcha Worathongchai

Certificate in English as an Additional Language

Terrada Puengpoom

Teerada Puengpoom's desire to own an import/export business was the driving force behind her decision to travel from Thailand to study English at Tamesa in Christchurch. "I chose to study English so I can communicate with people in business," she explains.

National Diploma in Hospitality Management

Vorada Kupatavetin

A love of coffee and a serious soul search led Vorada Kupatavetin to enrol in hospitality training at Tamesa. Vorada had completed a year of university at home in Thailand and moved to Auckland to study linguistics but was it wasn't quite the New Zealand experience she had imagined.

United States of America

Bachelor of Applied Science

Hannah Michels

Hannah Michels had always wanted to come to New Zealand. As luck would have it, one of the only tertiary institutes in the world to have a similar sports science programme to the one she was studying at Appalachian State University in North Carolina was in New Zealand.